Chinawomann.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪnəˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪnəˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural Chinawomen.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name China , woman n.

Etymology: < the name of China (see China n.¹) + woman n. Compare slightly later Chinaman n.With sense 2 compare china house n.; in later use in this sense sometimes associated with china n.² (compare Chinaman n. 3).

1. A woman who is Chinese by descent, birth, or naturalization.Now likely to be considered offensive; Chinese woman is the normal expression in modern English.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > the Chinese > [noun] > native or inhabitant of China > woman

Chinawoman1613

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. iii. 398 The Peguans themselues ascribe their originall to a dogge, and a China-woman, which escaped shipwracke.

1697 tr. L. D. Le Comte Mem. Journey China i. v. 129 If People would have given themselves the trouble to have consulted the Relations concerning the Countenance and Physiognomy of the China Women.

1858 G. W. Cooke China xvii. 185 You can't make a China-woman wear a Cranbourne-street bonnet, nor a coolie wear a pair of Stuart plaid trowsers.

1872 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents at Home ix. 66 There were few white servants and no Chinawomen so employed.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 10 Apr. 4/2 Mrs. Yung Sue Kee..revealed herself on coming into the witness box as a young married Chinawoman.

2013 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 27 Aug. Chinese fifth seed Li also reached the second round with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Olga Govortsova of Belarus, the Chinawoman's superior courtcraft baffling her opponent.

2. A woman who keeps a china house (china house n.); (later sometimes also) a woman who keeps a china shop. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in household goods

hardwareman1419

glass-man1597

hardware dealer1703

Chinaman1733

broker1818

Chinawoman1837

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne i. iv, in Wks. I. 537 His wife was the rich China-woman, that the courtiers visited so often.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 336. ⁋3 I am, dear Sir, one of the top China-women about town..One..calls for a set of tea-dishes, another for a basin, a third for my best green tea.

1837 M. R. Mitford Country Stories 89 (title) Miss Philly Firkin, the china-woman.

2019 J. Claxton & E. Welch in E. Griffey Sartorial Politics in Early Mod. Europe xi. 276 The china-woman's stock came from the selections made by sailors such as Edmund Barlow, who hoped to sell silks, porcelain, or fans to provide for his pension.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chinawoman
释义	Chinawomann. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪnəˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪnəˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural Chinawomen. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name China , woman n. Etymology: < the name of China (see China n.¹) + woman n. Compare slightly later Chinaman n.With sense 2 compare china house n.; in later use in this sense sometimes associated with china n.² (compare Chinaman n. 3). 1. A woman who is Chinese by descent, birth, or naturalization.Now likely to be considered offensive; Chinese woman is the normal expression in modern English. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > the Chinese > [noun] > native or inhabitant of China > woman Chinawoman1613 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. iii. 398 The Peguans themselues ascribe their originall to a dogge, and a China-woman, which escaped shipwracke. 1697 tr. L. D. Le Comte Mem. Journey China i. v. 129 If People would have given themselves the trouble to have consulted the Relations concerning the Countenance and Physiognomy of the China Women. 1858 G. W. Cooke China xvii. 185 You can't make a China-woman wear a Cranbourne-street bonnet, nor a coolie wear a pair of Stuart plaid trowsers. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents at Home ix. 66 There were few white servants and no Chinawomen so employed. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 10 Apr. 4/2 Mrs. Yung Sue Kee..revealed herself on coming into the witness box as a young married Chinawoman. 2013 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 27 Aug. Chinese fifth seed Li also reached the second round with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Olga Govortsova of Belarus, the Chinawoman's superior courtcraft baffling her opponent. 2. A woman who keeps a china house (china house n.); (later sometimes also) a woman who keeps a china shop. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in household goods hardwareman1419 glass-man1597 hardware dealer1703 Chinaman1733 broker1818 Chinawoman1837 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne i. iv, in Wks. I. 537 His wife was the rich China-woman, that the courtiers visited so often. View more context for this quotation 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 336. ⁋3 I am, dear Sir, one of the top China-women about town..One..calls for a set of tea-dishes, another for a basin, a third for my best green tea. 1837 M. R. Mitford Country Stories 89 (title) Miss Philly Firkin, the china-woman. 2019 J. Claxton & E. Welch in E. Griffey Sartorial Politics in Early Mod. Europe xi. 276 The china-woman's stock came from the selections made by sailors such as Edmund Barlow, who hoped to sell silks, porcelain, or fans to provide for his pension. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas china-woman † china-woman n. Obsolete (see Chinawoman n. 1). extracted from Chinan.¹adj. < n.1613 as lemmas
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